Men's Basketball Downs Baruch 86-42 in Exhibition
Nov 08 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 8, 2014
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers shot 56.5 percent (35-of-62) to defeat Baruch College 86-42 in exhibition action on Saturday afternoon at the RAC. Four Scarlet Knights registered double figures in scoring, as RU limited the Bearcats to a 25 percent (17-of-68) showing from the field.
Rutgers established a strong advantage on the boards, out-rebounding the visitors by a 50-38 margin. Freshman center Shaquille Doorson cleaned the glass on 15 occasions, while also scoring nine points, to fall just shy of a double-double. He also issued a game-high five blocks. The rebounding discrepancy enabled the Scarlet Knights to out-score Baruch 42-16 in the paint.
Sophomore forward Junior Etou was 4-of-7 from the field to post a team-high 13 points, while freshman forward D.J. Foreman was 5-of-7 shooting to register 12. Junior center Greg Lewis and junior guard Bishop Daniels both added 11 points, shooting 5-of-7 and 4-of-6, respectively. Foreman added six rebounds, while both Etou and Lewis grabbed five.
The Scarlet Knights jumped-out to a 19-6 lead less than six minutes into the contest and never looked back. The home squad led by as many as 40 points (54-14) in the opening half before entering the locker room at the midpoint with a 54-18 advantage.
Rutgers maintained its distance after the break en route to the decisive, 44-point victory.
All 13 available players saw action for the Scarlet Knights, with 11 scoring points and 12 grabbing rebounds. The RU benched outscored Baruch's substitutions 38-5. Senior forward Malick Kone and Foreman both played a team-high 22 minutes of the bench.
Rutgers returns to action next Sunday (Nov. 16) for its season opener versus George Washington at the RAC. The game will be televised live on BTN.
• It was the first live, public action in a Scarlet Knights uniform for seven players: junior Bishop Daniels, freshman DJ Foreman, freshman Mike Williams, freshman Shaquille Doorson, sophomore Khalil Batie, and freshman Jade Dadika
• Rutgers used a 17-0 run in the first half to extend the score from 19-8 to 36-8.
• Four players scored in double figures, led by Junior Etou with 13 points. D.J. Foreman (12), Greg Lewis (11) and Bishop Daniels (11) also reached double figures.
• 11 of the 13 Scarlet Knights that saw action scored, and seven players scored at least seven points.
• Shaquille Doorson had a game-high 15 rebounds and five blocks.
• Myles Mack tied with DJ Foreman for a team-high three assists. Mack led all returning players from the Big Ten Conference with 4.3 assists per game last season.
• Khalil Batie, who did not appear in any games last season as a freshman, scored seven points.
• The Scarlet Knights held Baruch to 25.0 percent shooting from the floor.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers shot 56.5 percent (35-of-62) to defeat Baruch College 86-42 in exhibition action on Saturday afternoon at the RAC. Four Scarlet Knights registered double figures in scoring, as RU limited the Bearcats to a 25 percent (17-of-68) showing from the field.
Rutgers established a strong advantage on the boards, out-rebounding the visitors by a 50-38 margin. Freshman center Shaquille Doorson cleaned the glass on 15 occasions, while also scoring nine points, to fall just shy of a double-double. He also issued a game-high five blocks. The rebounding discrepancy enabled the Scarlet Knights to out-score Baruch 42-16 in the paint.
Sophomore forward Junior Etou was 4-of-7 from the field to post a team-high 13 points, while freshman forward D.J. Foreman was 5-of-7 shooting to register 12. Junior center Greg Lewis and junior guard Bishop Daniels both added 11 points, shooting 5-of-7 and 4-of-6, respectively. Foreman added six rebounds, while both Etou and Lewis grabbed five.
The Scarlet Knights jumped-out to a 19-6 lead less than six minutes into the contest and never looked back. The home squad led by as many as 40 points (54-14) in the opening half before entering the locker room at the midpoint with a 54-18 advantage.
Rutgers maintained its distance after the break en route to the decisive, 44-point victory.
All 13 available players saw action for the Scarlet Knights, with 11 scoring points and 12 grabbing rebounds. The RU benched outscored Baruch's substitutions 38-5. Senior forward Malick Kone and Foreman both played a team-high 22 minutes of the bench.
Rutgers returns to action next Sunday (Nov. 16) for its season opener versus George Washington at the RAC. The game will be televised live on BTN.
Postgame Notes
• Rutgers went with the starting lineup of forward Junior Etou, center Greg Lewis, guard Bishop Daniels, guard Kerwin Okoro, and guard Myles Mack.
• It was the first live, public action in a Scarlet Knights uniform for seven players: junior Bishop Daniels, freshman DJ Foreman, freshman Mike Williams, freshman Shaquille Doorson, sophomore Khalil Batie, and freshman Jade Dadika
• Rutgers used a 17-0 run in the first half to extend the score from 19-8 to 36-8.
• Four players scored in double figures, led by Junior Etou with 13 points. D.J. Foreman (12), Greg Lewis (11) and Bishop Daniels (11) also reached double figures.
• 11 of the 13 Scarlet Knights that saw action scored, and seven players scored at least seven points.
• Shaquille Doorson had a game-high 15 rebounds and five blocks.
• Myles Mack tied with DJ Foreman for a team-high three assists. Mack led all returning players from the Big Ten Conference with 4.3 assists per game last season.
• Khalil Batie, who did not appear in any games last season as a freshman, scored seven points.
• The Scarlet Knights held Baruch to 25.0 percent shooting from the floor.
Rutgers Head Coach Eddie Jordan Quotes
Opening statement: "We need to improve and I think our conditioning needs to get better. We wanted to dictate the tempo and were able to do that in spurts today. There is still a lot for us to work on to get ready (for the season opener)."
On who impressed today: "I thought Bishop (Daniels) and Myles (Mack) were good. I've been on them all week about a lot of things - defensively, offensive execution, discipline, getting the team involved, running the offense. We have had a lot of bad things happening in practice, and in the scrimmage game against (Boston College), so we have to get our guards right. I thought they did a good job today."
Updating status of Kadeem Jack: "He is going to re-evaluated on Friday and Saturday. He is going to be questionable for next Sunday."
On post play: "(Kadeem Jack) is a big part of what we do in a lot of things - he is an impact player. I thought our guards got better, but not where they need to be. For the most part, they improved. I thought Junior (Etou) and Greg (Lewis) were good. We are just trying different guys in Kadeem's position - Kerwin (Okoro), Malick (Kone), D.J. (Foreman) - and we'll see who emerges through the week."
On Khalil Batie: "I like Khalil. He has proven in practice and has come a long way. He has been very, very good for us in practice. I am a fair coach and he deserves what he got, he is our fourth guard right now."
Opening statement: "We need to improve and I think our conditioning needs to get better. We wanted to dictate the tempo and were able to do that in spurts today. There is still a lot for us to work on to get ready (for the season opener)."
On who impressed today: "I thought Bishop (Daniels) and Myles (Mack) were good. I've been on them all week about a lot of things - defensively, offensive execution, discipline, getting the team involved, running the offense. We have had a lot of bad things happening in practice, and in the scrimmage game against (Boston College), so we have to get our guards right. I thought they did a good job today."
Updating status of Kadeem Jack: "He is going to re-evaluated on Friday and Saturday. He is going to be questionable for next Sunday."
On post play: "(Kadeem Jack) is a big part of what we do in a lot of things - he is an impact player. I thought our guards got better, but not where they need to be. For the most part, they improved. I thought Junior (Etou) and Greg (Lewis) were good. We are just trying different guys in Kadeem's position - Kerwin (Okoro), Malick (Kone), D.J. (Foreman) - and we'll see who emerges through the week."
On Khalil Batie: "I like Khalil. He has proven in practice and has come a long way. He has been very, very good for us in practice. I am a fair coach and he deserves what he got, he is our fourth guard right now."
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